Readers’ Forum: June/July/August

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A few months ago we set up a Readers’ Forum as recommended by you. I hope you have been enjoying the suggestions of other readers and authors and are spending your hard earned money on even more books. :cool:

Because of a number of issues I didn’t post this column in April and May so I decided to try an experiment and make it quarterly instead of monthly. If that makes the number of recs. unwieldy I shall switch back to monthly in the fall – or maybe my lapse will turn out to be a good thing. I’m looking forward to reading your book recommendations and I know that other readers can’t wait to find out about your undiscovered treasures. :smile: Remember, this is your place to spout off about books you love :grin: or hate :eek:

The previous recommendations can be accessed through the search function by using the words “readers forum …. and the month”.

OMG! I just realized I read too much for my own good. Anyway, these books are highly recommended because I’m sure you will have a great time, like I did. The best of what I read this year, so far:
Every Move He Makes by Barbara Elsborg
The Art of Touch by Dominique Frost
Virgin Territory by Kim Dare
Taming the Bander by Summer Devon
Bad Attitude (Bad in Baltimore) by K.A. Mitchell,
The Farmer’s Son by G.A. Hauser

The General and the Horse Lord by Sarah Black – excellent contemporary with older established romance
Under the Rushes by Amy Lane – a steampunkish fantasy, a bit dark in the beginning with lots of imagination
A Hole in God’s Pocket by KZ Snow – a sweet, slow story about men excluded by religious prejudice
Trick of Time by J.L. Merrow – a short, sweet, beautifully-presented little historical/time travel story
Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk – a paranormal/historical/mystery/romance which blends all the elements well
Black Hawk Tattoo by Aundrea Singer – a realistic and not overwrought PTSD contemporary

Okay so I personally really enjoy series… they’re like the reading version of television shows! Came across this title recently which is a little out of comfort zone but I’m hooked! It’s called The Prisoner by Kol Anderson.

I read the eBook edition of The Butcher’s Son by Dorien Grey after reading the review posted on this site and absolutely loved it. Does anyone know if/when Zumaya Boundless will be releasing the next book in the Dick Hardesty series – The 9th Man? I would love to read more of the books in this series. I know that there are a couple of the later stories available in eBook format but I absolutely hate reading a series out of order!

I highly recommend Carole Cumming’s The Queen’s Librarian. The tone is a complete departure from Aisling and Wolf’s Own, being very witty and, in places, laugh out loud funny, although the work has the same wonderful attention to detail as her previous books. Lucas is as endearing a protagonist as I have ever met and his lover, friends and family are equally engaging.

The story takes place in the early 60s when 18-year old Dale finds himself thrown out by his parents who learn his is gay. He takes his few belongings, boards a bus and heads north where he finds a job as a waiter. There he meets Rey, a handsome man 18 years his senior. In what appears to be an inhospitable time and place for gay men, they fall in love.

It is a tender and sweet romance that is rarely seen in today’s literature. And Brooks’ writing is superlatively written with sensitivity and eloquence. It is like a journey back in gay history before the days of Stonewall.

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